Court in brief

Tulloch escapes jail

A LERWICK man who stubbed his cigarette out in a man’s eye on a drunken night out in the town escaped jail when he appeared for sentencing at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Thursday.

Sheriff Graeme Napier imposed a community payback order on Trevor Tulloch, which included 140 hours of unpaid work, being supervised for the next year and paying £500 in compensation.

The 31 year old with an address of 7 Sunniva Street, Lerwick, had previously been told that a custodial sentence was the most likely outcome. The offence took place on 7 May.

But defence solicitor Tommy Allan convinced the sheriff that his client was in the process of turning around his life and now had “a different focus”.

Compensation for assault and damage

A YOUNG man from Mossbank was ordered to pay more than £700 in compensation after assaulting other men at the Brae Hall on 7 August and also damaging the bonnet a car parked at the hall.

Twenty two year old Mark Smith, of 33 Leaside, had previously pled guilty to three charges. He will have to pay each of his victims £200 and £374.40 to the owner of the damaged vehicle.

Man stole car and crashed it

Sentence on a man from Weisdale has been deferred until 5 October for reports after he admitted stealing a car in Walls, driving while disqualified and without insurance, on 1 January this year.

The car was later found in a ditch at the Bridge of Walls. Sheriff Graeme Napier told 30 year old Peter John Henderson, of 10 Kalliness, Weisdale that he should not be surprised to end up in custody as a result of his behaviour.